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Willersey solar farm
Willersey solar farm is an operational 1 MW battery storage site in Cotswold, generating since 1 February 2019. Planning permission was granted on 23 December 2016, 1 months after submission. Operator of record: Belectric UK.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 22 November 2016 |
| Permission granted | 23 December 2016 1 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 February 2019 25 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 3 agricultural land. The published survey does not split Grade 3 into 3a and 3b, so this alone does not settle whether the land counts as best and most versatile.
- National Landscape (AONB) — Cotswolds
- Conservation area — Willersey Conservation Area
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 4 | 2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 0.15 | 3.2 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 22 | 4.7 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.2 | 4.9 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 5 | 5 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 2.8 | 6.6 km |
Battery · Operational | — | 6.8 km |
Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | 30 | 6.8 km |
How big is Willersey solar farm?
Willersey solar farm has a recorded installed capacity of 1 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Willersey solar farm?
REPD records the operator as Belectric UK. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Willersey solar farm approved and built?
The application was submitted on 22 November 2016. Permission was granted on 23 December 2016, 1 months later. The site became operational on 1 February 2019, 25 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6869.
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